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WANT TO BECOME A MASTER
GARDENER?
Join the Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City!
Master Gardeners
of Greater Kansas City educate the public on gardening topics, answer gardening
questions, and are proud contributors in their community. Some of the programs
Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City are involved in are Hotline, Speakers
Bureau, Garden Tour, Demonstration garden plots, Special Events, and Community
Projects, which include: Ronald McDonald House, Watkins Woolen Mill historic
heirloom garden, Martha LaFitte Thompson Nature Sanctuary, Harvesters, and much,
much more. Application for the next class is due on June 9.
Additional Information.
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 Through October 21
Growing Seasons, An American Farm Family at the Beginning of the 20th
Century
This educational exhibit is a slice of American history, depicting a
distant by familiar, social experience. Johnson County Museum is
proud to be the venue for the national debut of this traveling exhibit
consisting of 24 casein
paintings, pen & ink vignettes, farm artifacts and a 40 minute DVD.
A variety of complementary programming is planned by the museum and the
Johnson County Library. Photo courtesy of Carolyn Splear Pratt. Tour
Development by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, Missouri.
Additional Information
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Johnson County Museum of History
[Web Site]
6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217 913-715-2550
1 - 24 October, Monday and Wednesday
Classes, 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Children's Craft Classes: Beadwork, Leather Tooling, Multicultural
Costumes
The craft projects will include creating multicultural costumes and
historic dioramas as well as leather tooling and beadwork projects.
Classes for children 8 - 10 years of age will be held on Mondays in
October beginning October 1. Classes for children 5 - 7 will be
held on Wednesdays beginning October 3. The cost of the four-week
session is $15 for museum members and $20 for non-members.
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The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
[Web
Site]
3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
15 October - 27 November, Saturday -
Tuesday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Animals from the Collections of The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Tigers, and
leopards, and wolves, oh my! Such sights will be common as the St.
Joseph Museums, Inc., presents Animals from the Collections at the East
Hills Shopping Center, 3702 Frederick Avenue. This natural history
exhibition will include exotic specimens from African and Asian safaris
as well as large mammals and birds from the Lewis and Clark Expedition
through the Northwest.
Additional
Information
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
[Web
Site]
3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
Through October
"Waggoner Gates Milling Company, Proud Producers of Queen of the Pantry
Flour"
The Bingham Waggoner Estate, 313 West Pacific, Independence, MO 64050
816-461-3491 [Web
Site]
Through December
New Exhibits Commemorate 80th Anniversary of St. Joseph Museum
Opening of a series of exhibits dedicated to the early years of the museum
founded in 1927. The new exhibits will be open through December
during the regular museum hours.
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
[Web
Site]
3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
4 October, Thursday, 7:00 pm
Lewis and Clark
LCDR Orvis N. Fritts, USNR (retired) is the guest speaker at the
monthly 1st Thursday meeting of the Historical Society of New Santa
Fe.
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Historical Society of New
Santa Fe at the Trailside Center
9901 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 63131
816-942-3581
5 - 6 October, Friday and
Saturday, Miscellaneous Times
Historic Home Tour and Halloween Art Benefit for Mount Mora Cemetery
Two day event as part of the Halloween Art Spooktacular to benefit
the Mount Mora Cemetery begins with a Patron's Party on Friday,
October 5 which will begin with a tour of the historic McCord Home
at 1901 Clay Street from 6 to 7 p.m. Following the tour of the
McCord home, guests will be welcomed at the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion
where a party will be held from 7 to 9 pm. Tickets to the
patron's party are $35 per person. The deadline for
reservations has been extended to October 2.
Festivities continue throughout the day on
Saturday at the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion including, special shopping
opportunities at Spooktacular booths, and a Witches Luncheon Tea.
Additional Information
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Mount Mora Preservation and Restoration Association
PO Box 1589, St. Joseph, MO 64502
Halloween Art Spooktacular Web Site
6 October, Saturday, 10:00 am
Jewell and Lightburne Historic Districts - Liberty, MO Historic
Architecture Tour
Jewell and Lightburne Historic Districts tour led by local historian
Chris Harris. Meet at the corner of Franklin and Lightburne
Streets. Highlights century-old residences and commercial
structures in Liberty's celebrated historic district. Tour is on
foot and lasts approximately one hour; participants are reminded to wear
comfortable walking shoes. Hosted by the City of Liberty and
Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc.
Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc.
[Web Site]
The City of Liberty
[Web Site]
6 - 7 October, Saturday, 10:00 am -
5:00 pm; Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
32nd Annual Missouri Town 1955 Festival of Arts, Crafts and Music
Traditional artists and crafters bring Missouri Town 1855 alive for
visitors. A special children's area features period games,
crafts and activities. Storytelling, music, dancing and
demonstrations highlight this fall-filled, fun-filled weekend.
$7.00 per car/van; $20.00 per school/commercial bus.
Missouri Town 1855, Fleming Park,
8010 East Park Road, Lee's Summit, MO
816-503-4860
[Web
Site]
(Calendar
listing from the Jackson County Parks and Recreation
Website)
13 October,
Saturday, 10:00 am
The Great War: Midwife to Modern Memory?
The fourth of five forums
on the impact of World War 1, each featuring a conversation between
two leading authorities and audience members examining the legacies
of the First World War and its continued relevance to our lives.
The forums are hosted by The National World War One Museum, The
Truman Presidential Library & Museum and The Kansas City Public
Library. Visit website link for additional information on speakers.
Free admission, but reservations strongly recommended through host
facility. Host facility for this forum:
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
[Website]
14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 816-701-3543
October 19 & 20, Friday and
Saturday, 7:00 pm
2nd Annual Fort Leavenworth Haunted Houses Tour
Come hear haunting tales, part historical folklore and part
fundraiser for the benefit of the Frontier Army Museum, at historic
Fort Leavenworth. Meet your tour guide at Zais Park Gazebo. Tickets
may be obtained now at the Frontier Army Museum Gift Shop for $5 per
person. Please contact Jeanne Witsken at 913-680-1841 for further
information or to book large groups. Wear walking shoes and bring
your flashlight and imagination!
Frontier Army Museum Reynolds
Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS
913-682-4113
[Web
Site]
20-21 October, Saturday
& Sunday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Militia Muster
Observe the training and drilling of a garrison of Regular soldiers
and volunteer Militia as they prepare for the War of 1812 against Britain.
Adults-$5.00, Youth 5-13 and
Seniors-$3.00, Under 5yrs.-Free
Missouri Town 1855, Fleming Park,
8010 East Park Road, Lee's Summit, MO
816-503-4860
[Web
Site]
(Calendar
listing from the Jackson County Parks and Recreation
Website)
23 October, Tuesday, 7:00 pm
There's More to Missouri Cemeteries than Burials
Dr. Maryellen McVicker from the Speakers Bureau of the State Historical
Society of Missouri will speak on cemeteries as a source of information
for researchers. Learn how tombstones and cemeteries tell more than
just the basic factual data during the program. Free admission.
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The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
[Web
Site]
3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
25 - 27 October, Thursday - Saturday,
Tours at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30
Voices from Our Past: Interpretive Tours of Mount Mora Cemetery
The Friends of Moutn Mora and the St. Joseph Museums , Inc., invite you to
enjoy the "Voices From Our Past," as the stories of some of St. Joseph's
earliest and most fascinating citizens, now buried at Mount Mora Cemetery,
are told. Established in 1851, Mount Mora is the city's oldest
continually operating cemetery. Tours begin at the 1879 Wyeth-Tootle
Mansion, 11th and Charles, then board the bus to Mount Mora for a narrated
walking tour. Admission is $12 for Friends of Mount Mora and St.
Joseph Museums, Inc. members. $15 for non-members. Pre-paid
reservations are required.
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The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
[Web
Site]
3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
October 26 & 27, Friday and Saturday,
7:00 pm
2nd Annual Fort Leavenworth Haunted Houses Tour
Come hear haunting tales, part historical folklore and part
fundraiser for the benefit of the Frontier Army Museum, at historic
Fort Leavenworth. Meet your tour guide at Zais Park Gazebo. Tickets
may be obtained now at the Frontier Army Museum Gift Shop for $5 per
person. Please contact Jeanne Witsken at 913-680-1841 for further
information or to book large groups. Wear walking shoes and bring
your flashlight and imagination!
Frontier Army Museum Reynolds
Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS
913-682-4113
[Web
Site]
26 October, Friday, 6:00
pm - 9:00 pm
Spirits from the Past
A walking tour of Missouri Town 1855 lit only by luminaries.
Storytelling, trick or treating and a moonlit hayride provide a unique
Halloween celebration. $9.00 per person; advance reservations
only.
Missouri Town 1855, Fleming Park,
8010 East Park Road, Lee's Summit, MO
816-503-4860
[Web
Site]
(Calendar
listing from the Jackson County Parks and Recreation
Website)
29 October, Monday, 7:00 pm
The Missouri River, Steamboats and St. Joseph
Margaret Gilbert in the role of 'Pelagie LaBarge', wife of steamboat
captain Joseph LaBarge, will discuss the significance of Missouri river
and steamboats in the exploration and settlement of the west. Free
admission. Presented by the St. Joseph Archaeology Society at the Pony
Express Museum, 924 Penn Street, St. Joseph, MO. |
